Gecko Robotics secures $300 million contract expansion with U.S. Navy

The company says its proprietary Komodo system can scan thick, non‑skid deck coatings without stripping them, producing full‑deck heatmaps of corrosion and material thickness. Gecko claims this cuts inspection time from months to days, identifies structural issues up to 50 times faster than traditional methods, and can save the Navy up to $8 million in repair costs per ship. CEO Jake Loosararian said the Navy’s target of 80 % fleet readiness depends on such technology, adding that the savings translate into millions of dollars per vessel and faster return to sea.

Gecko’s wall‑climbing robots, drones and fixed sensors collect extensive data on hulls, decks and welds, with AI models creating accurate predictions of current and future issues that may be invisible to human inspectors.